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| Abbreviation: 胶 ( pinyin: Jiāo) or 青 (Qing) | |
| Origin of Name | 青 - Natural blue 岛 - Island |
| Seat of Government | Shinan District |
| Area | 10,654 km² |
| Population - Total (2002) - Density | Ranked 1st 7.105 Million 666.88/km² |
| GDP in RMB„ - Total (2003) - per capita | Ranked 1st 177.35 billion „ 26961 „ |
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| Administration Type | Sub-provincial city |
| CPC Qingdao Committee Secretary | Du Shicheng |
| Mayor | Xia Geng |
| County-level divisions | 12 |
| Township-level divisions | ? |
| Postal Code | 266000-266400 |
| Area Code | 532 |
| License Plate Prefix | 鲁B |
Qingdao ( t.: 青島; s.: 青岛; Pinyin: Qingdǎo; WGWade-Giles sometimes abbreviated Wade is a Romanization (phonetic notation and transliteration) system for the Chinese language based on Mandarin. It developed from a system produced by Thomas Wade in the mid- 19th century, and reached settled form with H: Ch'ing-tao; Postal Pinyin: Tsingtao) is a port sub-provincial city in the Shandong province of China, a naval base, and a major industrial city located at the southern tip of the Shandong Peninsula, in Jiaozhou Bay, facing the Yellow Sea, at 119°30-121°00E;35°35-37°09N. In 2002 the population of the prefecture-level city jurisdiction area was around 7.1 million.
Qingdao is located at the southern tip of the Shandong Peninsula. It borders three prefecture-level cities, namely, Yantai to the northeast, Weifang to the west, and Rizhao to the southwest. The city's total jurisdiction area occupies 10,654 km². The city is located in flatlands, with mountains spurring up nearby. The highest elevation in the area is 1133m above sea level. The city has a 730.64-kilometer coastline. 5 significant rivers that flow for more than 50km can be found in the region.
Qingdao enjoys mild summers and relatively warm winters, with the average July temperature at 23.8° and the average January temperature at -0.7°. The city gets most rain in June and July, at an average of 150mm.
The area of which Qingdao is located today was called Jiao'ao (胶澳) when it was administered by the Qing Dynasty. In 1891, the Qing Government decided to make the area a primary defence base against naval attacks. Thus began the construction of the city of Qingdao. The city became a German concession in 1897 under a forced invasion and became a major German naval base in the Far East. This caused a great area of German influence within the whole of Shandong Province. Japan occupied it in 1914, after declaring war on Germany during World War I. The city reverted to Chinese Kuomintang (the ROC) rule in 1922. Renamed Qingdao in 1930, the city became a special administrative zone of the ROC Government. Japan re-occupied Qingdao in 1938 with its plans of territorial expansion onto China's coast. After World War II the KMT allowed Qingdao to serve as the headquarters of the Western Pacific Fleet of the US Navy. On June 2nd, 1949, the CPC-led Red Army entered Qingdao.
Since 1984 and China's open-door policy to foreign trade and investment, Qingdao has developed quickly as a modern port city.
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